18 must-read mystery books like Shanghai by Joseph Kanon

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Shanghai

By: Joseph Kanon

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this dazzling thriller, New York Times bestselling author Joseph Kanon gives us his richest sett…

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Cover of Phantom Orbit by David Ignatius

1. Phantom Orbit

By: David Ignatius

4.10

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A subtle and masterful novel from a prescient voice on the cutting edge of spy literature. David… read more

Similar categories in David Ignatius's Phantom Orbit book and Joseph Kanon's Shanghai

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • china
Cover of City in Ruins (Danny Ryan, #3) by Don Winslow

2. City in Ruins (Danny Ryan, #3)

By: Don Winslow

4.42

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes you have to become what you hate to protect what you love. Danny Ryan is rich. Beyond … read more

Similar categories in Don Winslow's City in Ruins (Danny Ryan, #3) book and Joseph Kanon's Shanghai

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
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3. Union Station

By: David Downing

3.82

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

In this fascinating historical thriller, a British journalist (and former spy) is adrift in McCarth… read more

Similar categories in David Downing's Union Station book and Joseph Kanon's Shanghai

  • espionage
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of Clete (Dave Robicheaux, #24) by James Lee Burke

4. Clete (Dave Robicheaux, #24)

By: James Lee Burke

4.07

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

James Lee Burke returns to his bestselling Dave Robicheaux series, bringing Dave’s partner and frie… read more

Similar categories in James Lee Burke's Clete (Dave Robicheaux, #24) book and Joseph Kanon's Shanghai

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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5. The Wealth of Shadows

By: Graham Moore

4.17

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

An ordinary man joins a secret mission to bring down the Nazi war machine by crashing their economy… read more

Similar categories in Graham Moore's The Wealth of Shadows book and Joseph Kanon's Shanghai

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of Shanghai by Joseph Kanon

6. Shanghai

By: Joseph Kanon

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this dazzling thriller, New York Times bestselling author Joseph Kanon gives us his richest sett… read more

Similar categories in Joseph Kanon's Shanghai book and Joseph Kanon's Shanghai

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • asia
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • china
Cover of Beirut Station: Two Lives of a Spy by Paul Vidich

7. Beirut Station: Two Lives of a Spy

By: Paul Vidich

4.02

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A stunning new espionage novel by a master of the genre, Beirut Station follows a young female CIA … read more

Similar categories in Paul Vidich's Beirut Station: Two Lives of a Spy book and Joseph Kanon's Shanghai

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of Every Spy a Traitor (The Double Agent series Book 1) by Alex Gerlis

8. Every Spy a Traitor (The Double Agent series Book 1)

By: Alex Gerlis

4.11

Format: 397 pages, Kindle Edition

'Gerlis is at the top of his game' Paul Vidich, author of Beirut Station 'Utterly gripping and sta… read more

Similar categories in Alex Gerlis's Every Spy a Traitor (The Double Agent series Book 1) book and Joseph Kanon's Shanghai

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • espionage
  • fiction
Cover of Farewell, Amethystine (Easy Rawlins, #16) by Walter Mosley

9. Farewell, Amethystine (Easy Rawlins, #16)

By: Walter Mosley

4.09

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The Easy Rawlins novels follow the infamous detective Easy Rawlins solving mysteries on the sun-soa… read more

Similar categories in Walter Mosley's Farewell, Amethystine (Easy Rawlins, #16) book and Joseph Kanon's Shanghai

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of Sentinel (Armored, #2) by Mark Greaney

10. Sentinel (Armored, #2)

By: Mark Greaney

4.38

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

An African coup may force Josh Duffy to choose between his mission and his family in this intense t… read more

Similar categories in Mark Greaney's Sentinel (Armored, #2) book and Joseph Kanon's Shanghai

  • mystery
  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
"One of the men had been hurt; Mandy heard him cussing in English in the front passenger seat throughout the entire drive, using words she'd learned from her dad,"

-Mark Greaney, Sentinel (Armored, #2)

Cover of Death at the Sign of the Rook (Jackson Brodie, #6) by Kate Atkinson

11. Death at the Sign of the Rook (Jackson Brodie, #6)

By: Kate Atkinson

4.09

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The stage is set. Marooned overnight by a snowstorm in a grand country house are a cast of characte… read more

Similar categories in Kate Atkinson's Death at the Sign of the Rook (Jackson Brodie, #6) book and Joseph Kanon's Shanghai

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of A Refiner’s Fire (The Commissario Guido Brunetti Mysteries, #33) by Donna Leon

12. A Refiner’s Fire (The Commissario Guido Brunetti Mysteries, #33)

By: Donna Leon

4.05

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

In the thirty-third installment of Donna Leon’s magnificent series, Commissario Guido Brunetti conf… read more

Similar categories in Donna Leon's A Refiner’s Fire (The Commissario Guido Brunetti Mysteries, #33) book and Joseph Kanon's Shanghai

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Don't Let the Devil Ride by Ace Atkins

13. Don't Let the Devil Ride

By: Ace Atkins

3.79

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

“An instant Southern noir classic” –S.A. Cosby S.A. Cosby meets Don Winslow in the breakout thri… read more

Similar categories in Ace Atkins's Don't Let the Devil Ride book and Joseph Kanon's Shanghai

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of A Death in Cornwall (Gabriel Allon, #24) by Daniel Silva

14. A Death in Cornwall (Gabriel Allon, #24)

By: Daniel Silva

4.42

Format: 480 pages, Kindle Edition

A brutal murder, a missing masterpiece, a mystery only Gabriel Allon can solve… Acclaimed #1 Ne… read more

Similar categories in Daniel Silva's A Death in Cornwall (Gabriel Allon, #24) book and Joseph Kanon's Shanghai

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of Desperation Reef by T. Jefferson Parker

15. Desperation Reef

By: T. Jefferson Parker

3.41

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In this high-stakes thriller by three-time Edgar Award winner and New York Times bestselling author… read more

Similar categories in T. Jefferson Parker's Desperation Reef book and Joseph Kanon's Shanghai

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of May the Wolf Die by Elizabeth Heider

16. May the Wolf Die

By: Elizabeth Heider

4.05

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

For readers of Jane Harper, a gripping mystery set in Italy, following a female detective haunted b… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Heider's May the Wolf Die book and Joseph Kanon's Shanghai

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of The Expat by Hansen Shi

17. The Expat

By: Hansen Shi

3.90

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A fresh and vivid new voice brings a contemporary edge to the classic espionage novel. At 26, Pr… read more

Similar categories in Hansen Shi's The Expat book and Joseph Kanon's Shanghai

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • china
Cover of Reunion in Prague (Alex Kovacs thriller series Book 13) by Richard Wake

18. Reunion in Prague (Alex Kovacs thriller series Book 13)

By: Richard Wake

4.37

Format: 217 pages, Kindle Edition

WHEN FAMILY TIES LEAD TO DEADLY CONSEQUENCES.Everyman spy Alex Kovacs returns to action in Reunion … read more

Similar categories in Richard Wake's Reunion in Prague (Alex Kovacs thriller series Book 13) book and Joseph Kanon's Shanghai

Cover of Shadow of Doubt (Scot Harvath #23) by Brad Thor

19. Shadow of Doubt (Scot Harvath #23)

By: Brad Thor

4.59

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

In a world shrouded in shadows, where doubt is the only weapon, can one spy expose the truth? A… read more

Similar categories in Brad Thor's Shadow of Doubt (Scot Harvath #23) book and Joseph Kanon's Shanghai

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of A Blood Red Morning (Henri Lefort Mysteries #3) by Mark Pryor

20. A Blood Red Morning (Henri Lefort Mysteries #3)

By: Mark Pryor

4.31

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

In this unputdownable WWII series, Paris detective Henri Lefort, must solve a complex case when a m… read more

Similar categories in Mark Pryor's A Blood Red Morning (Henri Lefort Mysteries #3) book and Joseph Kanon's Shanghai

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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21. The Translator

By: Crawley Harriet

4.32

Format: 413 pages, Kindle Edition

The Sunday Best Thrillers of 2023. Financial Best Summer Thrillers of 2023. “A classic thriller o… read more

Similar categories in Crawley Harriet's The Translator book and Joseph Kanon's Shanghai

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